Musical on tap at Lied Center

If you’re in the mood for dreaming, “FAME — The Musical” comes to the Lied Center tonight. The stage production, based on the popular movie and television series, follows ambitious students at a New York performing arts school as they work toward stardom. Here’s what else is happening around the area this weekend:

TODAY

  • Monarch butterfly tagging, 8 a.m., Foley Hall, 2021 Constant Ave., Kansas University.
  • Garage and costume sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Murphy Hall, University Theatre, KU.
  • Youth and Family Workshop: “Pair Up for Gallery Adventures,” 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
  • 2003 Sheep and National LamB-BQ Contest, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs.
  • Dance Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Robinson Center dance studios, KU.
  • Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
  • FAME

  • Lecture: “Women and Art — Part One, The Early Period: Prehistory to the 17th Century,” 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Midwest Jazz Festival, featuring Norman Brown, Brian Culbertson, Steve Cole and Boko Maru, noon-7:30 p.m., Clinton Lake.
  • “Bird Woman: The Story of Sacagawea,” Seem-To-Be Players, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
  • “USO Show” auditions, 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Carnegie Art Center, 509 S. Main, Ottawa.
  • “Clifford the Big Red Dog” storytime, 2 p.m., Barnes and Noble Booksellers on the Country Club Plaza, 420 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Dickinson Top Two Theatre, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission.
  • The Scamps, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Don’t Drink the Water,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.
  • Country Hearts Band Cloyce and Patsy, 6 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.
  • Pachamama’s Marquee Wine Dinner, 6:30 reception, 7 p.m. dinner, Pachamama’s, 2161 Quail Creek Drive.
  • Eighth annual Kansas City Festival of Wines patron dinner and auction, 6:30 p.m., Sheraton, Overland Park.
  • The Pubes, The Frankenhookers, Rock Over London, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “FAME — The Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU.
  • “The Church of Stop Shopping” with Reverend Billy, special event, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU.
  • Lawrence Community Barn Dance, 7:30 p.m., beginners’ lesson, 6:45 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St.
  • Kim Glasco and Annie Dunavin, 7:30 p.m., Annie’s Country Jubilee, Fourth and Main, Tonganoxie.
  • Eugene Friesen, benefit concert for and with the Prairie Wind Dancers, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center Theater, 940 N.H.
  • Comedy show: Tim Young, 8 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU.
  • Trinity Irish Dance Company, 8 p.m., Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park.
  • “The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Searching for Eden,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Sergey Khachatryan, violinist, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 12th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Rick Springfield, 8 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs.
  • “Charley’s Aunt,” 8 p.m., Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe St., Atchison.
  • Flying Debris, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
  • Tanner Walle, 9 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.
  • Dirtnap, Overstep, Inflection Machine, Conner, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
  • MO City Jumpers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Parlay, Von Hodads, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • DC Bellamy and America’s Most Wanted, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • The Band That Saved the World, 10 p.m., Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
  • Q and not U, Black Eyes, Antelope, (blue), 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

SUNDAY

  • Rollin’ Down the River Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., morning cleanup at Seventh and New York streets; afternoon festival at Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets.
  • Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
  • Rock Bottom Farm Art Show in the Country, noon-5:30 p.m., Rock Bottom Farm, 7541 S.E. 61st, Tecumseh.
  • Midwest Jazz Festival, featuring Down To The Bone, Mindi Abair, Ken Navarro and BMW, noon-7:30 p.m., Clinton Lake.
  • 4-H Festival, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Building 21-south, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets.
  • Eighth Annual Kansas City Festival of Wines, 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd., Overland Park.
  • “Bach’s Lunch,” Lawrence Chamber Orchestra concert, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
  • “Don’t Drink the Water,” 2 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.
  • “The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Searching for Eden,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Dickinson Top Two Theatre, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission.
  • “Romeo et Juliette,” Lyric Opera of Kansas City, 2 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Charley’s Aunt,” 2 p.m., Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe St., Atchison.
  • “USO Show” auditions, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Carnegie Art Center, 509 S. Main, Ottawa.
  • Felix Hell, organist, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 817 S.W. Harrison St., Topeka.
  • Elizabeth Berghout, carillon concert, 5 p.m., Memorial Campanile, KU.
  • Tsunami Bomb, Stewart, Student Driver, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • Lance Fahy, 6 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025 Mass.
  • Red Bennies, 9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.
  • Billy Ebeling, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., The Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass.
  • Local H, Sullen, Stella Link, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.